A reminder that it is important for all entrepreneurs is to remember to be careful about “deal drift.”  I think the perfect saying to have as a reminder is “time is the enemy of all deals,” or as my wife is all too tired of hearing me say, “Don’t pop the champagne until the ink is d ... Read more

Entrepreneurs and the companies they create are the raw material of the startup world. There has been an ongoing tug of war for their hearts and minds between big companies and VCs. For a while the big companies were winning. From the internet bubble burst until recently, most every hot company to ... Read more

Those entrepreneurs who have survived the recession continue to show glimmers of optimism.  A new Intuit Payroll survey found that 44% are planning to hire in the next 12 months. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 small business owners, also revealed that 60% of small business owners expe ... Read more

Truth to tell, it's always a great time to start a small business - if you have the knack of spotting business opportunities and the skills and resources to determine which business opportunities can be developed into successful ventures. I've written two articles that will help you learn how t ... Read more

Forbes announced the winners of their America's Most Promising Companies competition this past week.  It is interesting to note that only two of the twenty have gotten outside financing and that only one of these two companies have prior entrepreneurial experience.  ... Read the full ... Read more

Issue of the Week Many of the folks asked to join your company will think like entrepreneurs from the get-go. But not all will. People you hire for their must-have knowledge and skills may be clueless about working for a small business. Think computer geeks and shipping mavens, for example, ... Read more

Today's economic climate requires sales forces to take a new approach to their selling efforts. Particularly in tough economic times, says Robert Harris, moving from consultative selling to a collaborative selling approach can help you maintain your business relationships and your sales. In Selling ... Read more

In this quick video, I stress the topic of just launching your business, website, service, (fill in the blank here) already. As entrepreneurs, we want everything to be perfect and to have the best service/website that is possible. This also means having the most features that we can come up with ... Read more

Several years ago one of my classes had an unusual number of students who were newlyweds or engaged to be married.  The students were constantly asking questions about how my wife was able to handle my entrepreneurial ways.  It seemed that some of their significant others were ... Read more